Critical Thinking 201-230 Flashcards

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201-Amiable

A

friendly

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202-Lethargy

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laziness, sluggishness, indifference

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203-Trepidation

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fear, apprehension

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4
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204-Desecrate

A

to pollute a holy place

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5
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205-Sycophant

A

one who sucks up to others

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6
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206-Tenet

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a principle held as true

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7
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207-Tenacious

A

persistent holding to a belief

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208-Furtive

A

secretive

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209-Supercilious

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snobbish; conceited; haughty; patronizing

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210-Verbose

A

wordy; overly talkative

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211-Hackneyed

A

lacking significance through being overused; unoriginal (a clich, is a hackneyed)

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12
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212-Amass

A

to accumulate

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13
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213-Vehement

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urgent; passionate

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14
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214-Assuage

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to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

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15
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215-Prodigious

A

extraordinary; enormous

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16
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216-Torpor

A

sluggishness; inactivity; apathy

17
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217-Innocuous

A

harmless; innocent; safe

18
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218-Pedestrian

A

common; ordinary; dull; boring

19
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219-Subtle

A

not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty

20
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220-Prudent

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careful; having foresight

21
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221-Retract

A

to take back; withdraw; pull back

22
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222-Facilitate

A

to make easier

23
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223-Diffident

A

timid; lacking in self confidence

24
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224-Nullify

A

to do away with; invalidate; reverse; to make unimportant

25
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225-Impetuous

A

characterized by sudden energy or emotion

26
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226-Mercurial

A

quick and changeable in mood

27
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227-Prerogative

A

an exclusive right, advantage

28
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228-Salubrious

A

promoting wealth of wealfare

29
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229-Arbiter

A

one who decides a disputed matter

30
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230-Anomaly

A

a deviation from a rule or from expectation, an incongruity; outlier